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mr.z
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PostPosted: 21:49 - 07 Apr 2004    Post subject: Two wheel drive R1? Reply with quote
Everyones seen the yam crosser but have a look here...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/detail?sectionID=50677&documentID=115794

There seems to have been allot of development and money thrown about, certainly looks interesting anyway, could be the most important development in motorcycles since disc brakes.. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 22:58 - 07 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Note the date on that article zero. I thought the pictures rang a bell.

I think if that development was soo ground breaking we would have heard a little more about it over the past 2 years*.

*On sporty bikes such as the R1 at least.
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mr.z
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PostPosted: 01:25 - 08 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
oh aye Laughing got it from another forum presumed it was new Embarassed , i remember seeing the crosser article last year or something but never saw this, i would have thought on race bikes the extra weight would not be worth the grip increase but in practical real world slippery roundabout world it would be immensely useful!
I'd imagine BMW doing something with it actually, it would suit the upright adventure type bikes well...
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PostPosted: 10:12 - 08 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
I read something about it again recently in one of the bike mags. It's supposed to still be in development though I think, something about the extra weight of the other engine to power the front.

They were saying how exciting it will be if Yamaha get it right after the recent success of the crosser version.
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PostPosted: 12:58 - 08 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Less chance of binning a stoppie though Very Happy
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PostPosted: 12:58 - 08 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Demonic69 wrote:
Less chance of binning a stoppie though Very Happy
and more chance of making stoppies go on for ever. Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 13:28 - 08 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
dainesefreak wrote:
the extra weight of the other engine to power the front.


Don't think they're twin engined mate! They've got a hydraulic link with the front wheel so if the rear wheel starts to spin more than the front power is fed into the front mechanically. Won't add much weight at all compared to the benefit it will bring.

Will effectively pull the front of the bike around the corner making understeer much less likely.

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PostPosted: 13:47 - 08 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
"The system comprises a pump connected by flexible hoses to a hydraulic engine located in the hub of the front wheel."

Think it is.
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PostPosted: 01:39 - 09 Apr 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not an engine though, they have worded that incorrectly. It's just a pump that spins the front wheel from the power of the pump that is powered by the front sprocket which is powered by the engine. Mr. Green
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